The Crawfish Boxes Oct 30, 2023
I was wrong about the Astros trading for Justin Verlander
Andrew Dieb-USA TODAY Sports Good move by Crane and Brown Going into the Trade deadline, I argued against trading for Justin Verlander. At the time, my reasoning looked sound. I did not want to let go of the Astro’s then-top prospect, Drew Gilbert. Although the odds of him developing into anything more than a two-WAR player are pretty low, the odds that he would provide immense surplus value to the Stros were extremely high. Even though Houston only has to pay $23 million for Verlander’s services in 2023 and 2024, it will be difficult for Verlander to create a...
